NH Episcopals poised to elect another gay bishopOn the short ballot of three nominees is the Rev. William Rich, Senior Associate Rector for Christian Formation at Trinity Church in Boston in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is one of the most revisionist dioceses in the Episcopal Church. If he wins, he will bring his "husband", Dr. Donald Schiermer, along to the party. Another candidate, Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, also from Mass. fo course, has declared a moratorium on presiding at heterosexual weddings maintaining that homosexuals are disqualified from such blessings. He described it as a "justice issue."

Public hearing March 23 on improving the NHPUCIn light of the transition in leadership and in response to some feedback received through the recent performance audit of the Commission, the Commission has scheduled a public input session to consider Commission practices, particularly in adjudicated cases.

Ethics of Hinsdale School Board members questionedHASP received a $500,000 grant from 21st Century Community Learning Centers, established by Congress to award money to after-school programs, four years ago. Crisafulli suggested a subcommittee be formed to figure out as early as next fall how to fund HASP once the grant runs out.

Rwanda: Extradite genocide suspects or drop investigations Rwanda's Prosecutor General, Martin Ngoga, has told western countries, including the United States and France, to either extradite Genocide fugitives or stop creating an impression that they are investigating them and instead "keep them as their citizens". According to Ngoga, "some of these western jurisdictions can't just understand the gravity of cases before them. They handle these cases in a very simplistic way. We have, in the past, applauded trials abroad because we thought they would substitute extradition.

Katrina Reid Art Trivia: Hitting The SouthpawsKatrina Reid is a New Hampshire artist who has been a New England sports fan since the day she was born. Her Andy Warhol-inspired artwork is pleasing to the eye and can be found in all types of her work including portraits, landscapes, florals, still-lifes and abstracts.